Month: September 2025

JAMB Extends Assessment Deadline for Underage UTME Candidates

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The date of the final evaluation for minors who took the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has been moved by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The Board claims that the change was required since 23 of the 71 universities selected by the impacted candidates did not submit their Post-UTME screening results by the original September 15, 2025, deadline. JAMB stated in a statement signed by Dr. Fabian Benjamin, its Public Communication Advisor, that some schools had not complied with the National Examinations Council’s (NECO) September 17 announcement…

Nigeria Aims for One-Week Passport Delivery with New Center

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The recently finished Data Personalization Center at the Nigeria Immigration Service NIS Headquarters in Abuja has been hailed as a “game-changer” for the country’s passport production system by Interior Minister Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. The Minister stated during the inspection that the center will shorten response times because passports may be printed in a day and delivered in a week. According to him, the center will be Nigeria’s first world-class centralized passport personalization facility since the NIS was established in 1963, on par with those in the US, UK, France, Russia,…

The Future of Ajaokuta Steel: Dangote Expresses Doubt on Its Viability

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The abandoned Ajaokuta Steel Complex may never be completed, according to Alhaji Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, who maintains that the project has been surpassed by worldwide technological developments. In a talk with reporters on Tuesday, Dangote emphasized that although no country can prosper without a strong steel sector, Ajaokuta’s future is still uncertain. “We will definitely look at the opportunities of doing that,” the business tycoon stated in reference to the steel in question. Without a steel industry, no country can be established. Ajaokuta won’t work between…

Legal Showdown: Sowore Files Counter-Suit Against DSS Over Social Media Ban

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On Tuesday, the Federal Government, acting at the Department of State Services’ request, filed criminal charges against an activist and former African Action Congress presidential candidate for calling President Bola Tinubu a “criminal” in a social media post. In response, Sowore, who mocked the accusations, filed a lawsuit against the DSS in the Federal High Court in Abuja, arguing that the restriction of his social media accounts was unlawful. By using his verified X account, @YeleSowore, Sowore wrote: “This criminal @officialABAT actually went to Brazil to state that there is…

Rivers State: Hopes and Mixed Views Await as Emergency Rule Ends

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Expectations are high in the political community as Rivers State’s emergency rule comes to an end. If President Bola Tinubu, who took a 10-day vacation to return to Nigeria yesterday, does not extend the rule, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu, and members of the State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martins Amaewhule, are anticipated to return to their seats tomorrow. So far, all looks to be prepared for the termination of the emergency rule and the reinstatement of elected officials. Vice Admiral Ibok Ette Ibas, retd,…

Nigerian Troops Nab Notorious IPOB Commander, Rescue Kidnap Victims

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Ifeanyi Eze Okorienta, commonly known as “Gentle de Yahoo,” is a notorious commander of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN). According to sources, the feared kingpin, who had terrorised communities throughout Okigwe and neighbouring areas for years, was apprehended during a coordinated intelligence-driven operation at his hideout in Aku-Ihube, Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State. “The successful operation was executed by troops of the 34 Artillery Brigade, working closely with sister security services and other law enforcement agencies. During the…

FG suspends controversial 4% import duty levy

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The Nigeria Customs Service recently imposed a four percent Free on Board fee on all imported products, but the Federal Government  (FG) has postponed its implementation. Following significant worries about the levy’s detrimental economic effects from importers, trade experts, and other industry stakeholders, the decision was made public by Mr. Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy. In his role as Chairman of the NCS Board, Mr. Wale Edun sent a letter to the Comptroller-General of Customs on Monday, September 15, 2025, directing the tax to…

Nigeria’s Food Security Plan: Government Announces New Agricultural Incentives

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As part of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, the Federal Government on Tuesday unveiled new incentives to increase agricultural investment. This is a component of continuous changes aimed at utilizing Nigeria’s enormous potential for food production through new policies that revolutionize the nation’s infrastructure and agricultural investments. During the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) National and Subregional Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum in Abuja, Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima revealed this. He asserts that although hunger is a worldwide security concern, Nigeria needs to mobilize its resources…

DSS Takes Legal Action Against Sowore, X, and Meta Over Online Post

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M.B. Abubakar, Director of Public Prosecutions at the Federal Ministry of Justice, and four other DSS counsel, M.E. Ernest, U.B. Bulla, Dr. C.S. Eze, and E.G. Orubor, filed a five-count charge against former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore and social media platforms X  and Meta, over posts critical of President Bola Tinubu. The suit was filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on September 16, 2025, on behalf of the DSS and the Federal Government. Sowore confirmed the development in a Facebook post on Tuesday, writing, “It’s hard to believe…

APC to PDP: Endorsements gale assures Tinubu’s 2027 victory

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The flurry of support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of 2027 has been characterized by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State as evidence of his “settled” reelection. In a statement released in Lagos on Tuesday, APC Spokesman Mr. Seye Oladejo said the ruling party found it amusing that the PDP had rejected the president’s endorsements. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), PDP National Publicity Secretary Debo Ologunagba claimed in Abuja on Monday that the APC was using a variety of tactics to solicit endorsements and rally…